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The day was blessed with a fine weather, with 350 guests arriving from the administration, civil groups, academia, the press, recycling companies, PVC user firms, PVC related companies and organizations. The party was in full swing. Takashi Tsuchiya, chairman of VEC and president of Tosoh, made an opening speech about the four goals that the PVC industry faces - recycling, expanding new markets, dealing with anti PVC movements and cooperation with related organizations. He empathized that gour goal this year is to recover the PVC demands, and be proactive in appealing to the public the advantages of PVC.h After the chairmanfs address, Mr. Keikou Terui, Deputy Director-General of the Manufacturing Industries Bureau of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, in his address, cheered gthe introduction of PVC window frames at the office building of the Ministry of the Environment was groundbreaking. The PVC industry is now in its comeback phaseh. VECfs vice-chairman Masami Onishi, president of Kaneka, remarked gby striving towards better recycling and effective countermeasures for PVC avoidance, we will make this year a turning point for our industryh before he made a toast. The party was in full gear as guests socialized and exchanged information. This year also we set up an exhibition of PVC sashes and sidings, which are the new feature products for the PVC market in Japan. It consisted of cross sectional samples of sashes and sidings, and a demo device to experience the heat insulating and condensation preventing properties of PVC sashes, and panels that explain the serviceability of PVC. Guests were truly interested in them and members in charge were busy explaining about them to the guests. This is how this yearfs New Year Reception also ended in success. During the hour and a half, the participants made their resolutions anew towards the development of the PVC industry. |
